Lithograph of underwater scene by Eugen Ransonnet-Villez, from colour pencil drawings made by the artist while submerged in his diving bell
Featured on PDR in the collection En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez
In the late 1860s Jules Verne's fictional Captain Nemo cruised the ocean deep discovering new underwater worlds and creatures. In the same decade, the non-fictional Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez pursued his fascination with zoology by developing the technology to produce the first underwater pictures: seascapes drawn as he sat beneath the waves in his diving bell.
Also appearing in the collection…
Coral Reef Near Point De Galle
Artist
Date
1867
From
Sketches of the Inhabitants, Animal Life and Vegetation in the Lowlands and High Mountains of Ceylon
